If this sort of experience is the goal of Zen practice, and if the psychedelic experience is something of the same order or type, then it’s not unreasonable to think that psychedelics could be a shortcut to enlightenment.﻿

Contrary to the shouted statements of many supposed “reconstructionists” who actively malign mysticism and magic, our Heathen lore is full of examples of priestesses and prophets using their powers and serving their community.﻿

"Southerners take a great deal of pride in saying one thing, doing another, and meaning something completely different. After all, “Bless your heart,” is most likely the nicest put down a Southern will ever give, and they can mean it in a variety of ways."﻿